Rhonda Hicks

Current

• Educational Consultant at Rhonda K Hicks (Sole Proprietorship)
• Associate Director Upward Bound Wichita Prep at Wichita State University

Past

• Development Specialist at American Heart Association
• Admissions Representative at Wichita State University

Education

• Friends University

Connections

11 connections

Industry

Education Management

Rhonda Hicks’s Summary

Rhonda has a passion for empowering individuals and getting results in a quick time frame. Rhonda's expertise knowledge are in the following areas: fundraising, closing the achievement gap, highly computer literate, precise trainer, excellent verbal, written, communication and presentation skills, Internet Marketing, sales, marketing, brainstorming, new business development, grant writing, mastered relationship building, and networking. Rhonda has a magnetic business personality and those who enter into a business agreement with Rhonda will definitely get the intended results.

Rhonda Hicks’s Specialties:

Training, Mentoring, Motivating and Inspiring. Conflict Resolution, Sales, Marketing, Critical Thinking Skills, Fundraising, Public Speaking, Presentation Skills, Relationship Building, Strategic Planning, Grant Writing, Business Plans, Internet Marketing Training, Event Coordinating

Rhonda Hicks’s Experience

• Educational Consultant

  Rhonda K Hicks (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Education Management industry)

  September 2006 — Present (2 years 11 months)

• Associate Director Upward Bound Wichita Prep

  Wichita State University

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  October 1999 — Present (9 years 10 months)

  Develop strategies for students’ academic and career growth.
  Postsecondary educational counseling.
  Coordinate and plan career and educational workshops and seminars.
  Member and participate in the TRIO Association.
  Recruit and select participants.
  Implement the objectives, goals and mission of the program.
  Hire, train and conduct orientations for staff, students and parents.
  Make contacts with community agencies and organizations.
  Assist the director in the completion of all reports, proposals, and statistical assessments.
  Grant Writing.
  Utilize oral and written communication.
  Experience working with persons with disabilities, low-income and first generation college students.
  Counsel High School Seniors (Bridge Students) on college preparation. Collecting and Interpreting Data.
  Commitment to Diversity.
  Schedule and monitor speakers, activities, classes, and trips for the academic year and summer components.
  Experience with working with a diverse population.

• Development Specialist

  American Heart Association

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; AHA; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  July 1998 — October 1999 (1 year 4 months)

  •Responsible for the implementation of assigned development projects.
  Provide staff service to volunteer committees and volunteer coordinators as necessary in order to implement and successfully complete assigned development projects.
  Complete Projection Analysis.
  Supervise Secretarial staff and Cooperative Education Student.
  Responsible for raising set goal of $270,000. Met and exceeded goal by raising $272,000.
  Supervise and coordinate 80 elementary and 10 middle school volunteers for participate in Jump Rope for Heart and Hoops for Heart, 100 volunteers for Teleparty/Telethon, and 80 volunteers for Cardiac Arrest.
  Make daily contacts with individuals in the business and health community.
  Grant Writing
  Continued to work with high school students interested in post-secondary education.

• Admissions Representative

  Wichita State University

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  September 1996 — July 1998 (1 year 11 months)

  Recruit high school students in Northeastern Kansas.
  Coordinate Minority Recruitment/Chair of the Minority Recruitment Team.
  Set up displays and rooms. Program Coordinator.
  Attend College Planning Conferences/Fairs to recruit students.
  Conduct presentations and round table discussions.
  Follow up with interested students by post card or letter. Counseling.
  Prepared recruitment, retention and projection analysis. Goal Setting.
  Tracked and recorded statistical data. Created specialized databases.
  Experience working with persons with disabilities, low-income and first generation college students.
  Committed to Diversity

Rhonda Hicks’s Education

• Friends University

  Master of Management Information Systems , Management Information Systems , 2004 — 2006

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